2018 POSTGRADUATE GUIDE

ANU College of Asia & the Pacific WELCOME FROM THE DEAN CONTENTS

Welcome to the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, the Why study Asia and the Pacific at ANU? 2 pre-eminent centre of national and international leadership Postgraduate coursework programs 4 Asia-Pacific studies 6 in humanities and social science research and teaching on Policy and governance 8 the world’s most dynamic region. National security policy 10 Economics 12 This College is dedicated to setting the agenda Environment and development 14 in national and international discussions about this region; pioneering new research Diplomacy 16 and teaching methods, approaches and International relations 18 agendas; and leading the way in demonstrating the centrality of Asia Pacific studies to the Strategic studies 20 humanities and social sciences, and more Anthropology and development 22 broadly to society and the world. Archaeological science 24 We have been training world leaders in Asia Languages, linguistics and translation 26 Pacific studies for 70 years, and we are looking Postgraduate Research 28 for the next generation of leading minds among our postgraduate students. Applying for a PhD or MPhil 30 Scholarships for postgraduate coursework & research 32 If you want the very best training possible on the world’s most important region, come and join us Our global community 34 in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

Here is some basic information on our postgraduate programs. My colleagues and I look forward to discussing the options with you in greater detail.

1 WHY STUDY ASIA & THE PACIFIC AT ANU?

You will join the largest We offer the only program in the concentration of linguists in the southern hemisphere designed southern hemisphere, and have for diplomatic practitioners, access to study Asia Pacific through the Asia-Pacific College languages not offered anywhere of Diplomacy. outside of Asia.

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Our Crawford School of Public Our School of Regulation and Policy is the University’s gateway Global Governance (RegNet) to public policy research, teaches and explores issues teaching and outreach. of regulation as diverse as cybercrime, climate change, illicit organisations and markets, policing, and the rule of law.

The Australian Centre for China The Coral Bell School of Asia in the World is our world-leading Pacific Affairs is leading the institution for Chinese studies, world in research and and a hub for Australian and education on international, international scholars. political, societal, and strategic Image: James Walsh affairs of Asia and the Pacific.

We are home to The National We house the most significant Security College, a strategic concentration of scholars endowment to the nation working on contemporary offering specialist graduate Melanesia in the world, in our studies aimed at enhancing the State, Society and Governance function of the national secuirty in Melanesia Program. community.

2 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 3 POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK ANU MASTER DEGREES PROGRAMS

Our College is the largest provider of Admission requirements postgraduate coursework programs Our Master degrees are open to everyone who has a recognised Bachelor degree. You can even explore a at ANU. Specialist programs cover a completely new disciplinary area, without needing to have a diverse range of disciplinary fields and cognate degree or background in the field. Two-year provide a unique focus on the Asia If you do have a cognate degree you can fast-track your Master degree by up to 12 months. and Pacific region. globally-recognised Some programs may have specific entry requirements. For up-to-date information on our programs see: Please check the individual entries in this guide. Master degree programsandcourses.anu.edu.au Application process Fees Domestic students Domestic students To apply for programs in anthropology, policy and Check the fees section on our website: governance, archaeological science, economics and students.anu.edu.au/fees/domestic environment see: crawford.anu.edu.au/study International students To apply for programs in Asia Pacific studies, diplomacy, international relations, languages and linguistics, national Check the fees section on our website: security policy and strategic studies see: www.uac.edu.au students.anu.edu.au/fees/international International students 1 year All international students must apply directly to ANU online: anu.edu.au/study/apply 1 year

You have an You have an You have an undergraduate undergraduate undergraduate degree degree degree in an in a with honours unrelated field related field in a

Pathway options Up to six months’ credit (24 units) related field OR a graduate qualification in a related field Up to 12 months’ credit (48 units)

Graduate certificate and graduate diploma awards are available as exit options in circumstances where the two-year Master degree cannot be completed. Program specific entry requirments can be found at Information: asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/gradcourse programsandcourses.anu.edu.au

4 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 5 ASIA-PACIFIC STUDIES

Meet the growing demand for experts in the languages, cultures, economies, histories, politics and societies of our region with this advanced qualification. You will have access to the widest range of postgraduate courses in Asian and Pacific studies in Australia, the largest concentration of Asia Pacific researchers and scholars outside of Asia itself, as well as the broadest range of Asia Lee Martin Pacific languages to choose from. Lee Martin worked at the Australian Embassy in Beijing Programs available during her Master of Asia Pacific Studies. She was also a delegate for the University’s annual, student-run >> Master of Asian and Pacific Studies conference on the region, Asia Pacific Week. She is now >> Master of Asian and Pacific Studies (Advanced) studying for a PhD. “I was attracted by reputation for Asian languages Is Asia Pacific studies for me? and Asia Pacific studies more generally, and also to You should study this program if you are looking to launch or the flexibility of the program. During my studies, I was advance your career in government, the diplomatic service, exposed to world-class academics who are passionate education, international business, journalism, research and about what they teach. They were willing to listen to analysis, and non-government organisations, including students, prepared to understand different student international aid agencies. perspectives, and provided us with the skills to work in Asia and the Pacific.” You will: >> Gain expert knowledge in Asian and Pacific studies, vital to organisation leadership and meaningful engagement with the Asia-Pacific region Associate Professor Matt Tomlinson >> Have the option to acquire Asian language skills, enabling Dr Matthew Tomlinson is the program convenor for and Regional Studies. In this program you will be taught you to engage with the leaders and stakeholders of the the Master of Asian and Pacific Studies. One of Matt’s and individually supervised by some of the most eminent region recent research projects, ‘Divine Power in Indigenous scholars of region. >> Possess advanced research, analysis, teamwork and Christianity: Translation, Theology, and Pacific Politics’ The degree will give you a strong grounding in regional writing and oral communication skills –saw him conduct ethnographic and archival research context, supporting a nuanced understanding of national at theological colleges in New Zealand and Samoa >> Help position your organisation in an international context and international political and social developments to explore how Christian theologians understand throughout Asia and the Pacific. >> Join a global alumni network of diplomats, senior policy relationships between divine and human power in their officers in government departments, non-government societies. You’ll also have the opportunity to study an Asian sector leaders, and journalists. language. We offer courses in Burmese, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Sanskrit, Our graduates: “Welcome to Australia’s only Masters-level program Tetum, Thai, and Vietnamese. focused on the rich cultures, histories and languages of >> Diplomatic and Foreign Service officials from Australia, This degree is designed to be flexible and adaptable: as a Asia and the Pacific. My role as the convenor is to work Sri Lanka, Thailand and Singapore student you would have the opportunity to meet regularly closely with you to design a program that suits your with the convenor to create an individually tailored learning >> Senior policy officers with the Australian Government, individual needs and equips you to find a career in the experience that caters to your needs and career interests. including the departments of Prime Minister and Cabinet, world’s most dynamic region. Defence, Immigration and Education Whether you have always been passionate about The Master of Asian and Pacific Studies will give you the >> Journalist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and understanding this part of this world, or are just beginning regional expertise you need to graduate as a leader of the The Jakarta Post to explore the options for studying and working here, Asian Century. The program provides a broad variety of I look forward to hearing from you”. >> Graduate recruits in domestic and international courses with an Asia and Pacific focus and allows students public services. to follow individual areas of interest in the established fields of History, Cultural Studies, Politics, Asian Languages Information: asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/gradcourse

6 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 7 POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

Programs available Is public administration for me? >> Master of Public Administration This program is designed for mid-career managers in the >> Master of Public Policy public service or broader public sector who are looking to >> Master of Public Policy (Development Policy) advance their skills. >> Master of Public Policy (Economic Policy) You will: >> Master of Public Policy (International Policy) >> Master of Public Policy (Social Policy) >> Develop deep analytical skills and use these skills to investigate public policies and organisational practices >> Master of Public Policy (Policy Analysis) appropriate for public administration and managing program outcomes. Is public policy for me? >> Understand and analyse the major contemporary public You should study public policy if you’re looking to launch administration debates and dilemmas confronted by or advance your career in government, banking, politics, government, business and society both in Australia diplomacy, international relations, journalism, law and non- and internationally. government organisations. >> Consider alternative courses of action, based on Our policy and governance programs have a well-deserved conceptual understanding and professional expertise, to reputation for world-class results. Our teaching staff are address complex managerial dilemmas. practitioners and our graduates are sought-after around the world. >> Possess the ability to apply people management theories and concepts, and evaluate the effectiveness of forms As a policy and governance student, you will graduate with of performance management in contemporary the professional connections you need and the skills for high government systems. -quality analysis, and political and program management. Our graduates: You will: >> Senior Strategy and Policy Officer, >> Develop high-level analytical skills to help your employer Asian Development Bank conceive, devise and implement responses to major policy challenges facing Australia, Asia and the world. >> Program Manager, The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission >> Gain the kind of leadership, management and organisational skills essential to the running of >> General Manager, Aust-China Development Pty Ltd government branches and other large and >> Director, The Salvation Army. complex organisations. Dr Sharon Bessell >> Form valuable regional and global networks that will provide you with contacts around the world. >> Possess broad-based public policy knowledge as well as specific expertise on policy areas relating to development, Dr Sharon Bessell is Director of the Children’s Policy come from? What’s the motivation for this? What is the economics, social policy and international policy arenas. Centre and senior lecturer at the ANU Crawford outcome? For example, what is the aim and outcome when School of Public Policy. She has worked in Australia, the International Labour Organization adopts the social Our graduates: Southeast Asia and the Pacific as a researcher, with protection floor, or when the G20 starts to talk about a >> Senior Industry Adviser, Austrade non-government organisations and as a consultant. growth target? It’s by pulling apart those ideas that we give Her research, on social policy for children, has focused students the analytical skills to think more reflectively about >> Executive Director, UN Association of Australia primarily on Australia, Indonesia and Fiji. the kinds of policies they will be developing and >> Director - Governance, Richard Andrew implementing when they go back to their jobs. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ANU has an excellent reputation for very good reason. If “Our students come from all over the world, and from you’re a student looking for a Master program, you would >> Deputy General Director, institutions ranging from United Nations agencies and Richard Andrew studied a bachelor degree in arts and Asian be hard pressed to beat ANU, not just in Australia, but Ministry of Planning – Cambodia. international NGOs to government departments. They bring studies at ANU 20 years before starting his Master of Public internationally. Here at Crawford we have great faculty, incredible practical experience to the classroom. But it’s Policy at the same university. He is now working in the excellent support for students, a lovely building, and terrific important for practitioners to study policy. energy policy sector in Singapore. students. In terms of teaching, it’s always the students who What we do in our courses is pull apart policies to analyse make the program. And we have fabulous students.” “The gravitas and robust credentials of ANU have been the ideas behind them. We ask, where does this approach of tremendous influence in my life and achievements. Leveraging what I have learnt at ANU, I have been able to Information: develop my career path, specialising in bridging the ‘policy asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/ nexus’ between the private sector and public sector across an extremely diverse range of countries and sub-regions.” gradcourse

8 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 9 NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY

The National Security College is the only place in Australia where you can study national security policy. We provide a unique, in-depth and multidisciplinary understanding of the traditional and non- traditional security challenges confronting countries in our region and the world. You will join an active network of experienced security researchers, practitioners and Patricia Dias policy-makers in Australia’s capital. Patricia Dias is completing her Master of National Security Programs available Policy and working as a Policy Officer at the Department of Defence. >> Master of National Security Policy >> Master of National Security Policy (Advanced) “I learned a lot from my classmates, because I had no idea about national security, whereas I was studying Is national security policy for me? alongside people who were already working in the public service or had international relations backgrounds. But I You should study national security policy if you’re looking to quickly realised that bringing a business background and launch or advance your career in government departments or looking at the trade side of things contributed to giving agencies with an interest in national security, globally-focused a different perspective and viewpoint. I think everyone’s companies, international organisations and non-government different backgrounds helped us all learn together. organisations. “The lecturers, the administrative staff and everyone in the You will: NSC makes it really feel like a family. People know your name and you talk to them on a personal level, which I >> Develop a comprehensive understanding of how national think is really important, especially when you first come to security works both in theory and in practice, in Australia Canberra and don’t know anyone.” and internationally. Professor Rory Medcalf >> Gain a deep understanding of the security issues facing Professor Rory Medcalf is the Head of the ANU National security space. We take an innovative and forward-looking the Indo-Pacific region and the world. Security College (NSC). His professional background approach to our teaching and learning methods, for example >> Have the chance to acquire and contribute to knowledge involves more than two decades of experience across through blended learning, collaborative work, scenario of tomorrow’s security challenges and the opportunities >> National Security College diplomacy, intelligence analysis, think tanks and exercises, and exposure to the policy world through guest meet them. journalism. Prior to arriving at ANU, he was the Director presenters drawn from Australia’s most distinguished >> Leave with an enhanced capacity to lead or contribute to Scholarships of the International Security Program at the prestigious national security practitioners and thinkers. policy development and security practice in government Lowy Institute for International Policy. Students also benefit from access to our vibrant program of and related sectors. NSC has scholarships available for newly enrolled Professor Medcalf has also worked as a senior strategic policy engagement, careers briefings and public events students in its programs. See pg 28 for more information. Our graduates: analyst with the Office of National Assessments, featuring leading international speakers. The academic Canberra’s peak intelligence analysis agency, and as a environment here is unashamedly multi-disciplinary, highly >> Senior Analyst, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade diplomat in India, Japan and Papua New Guinea. He has interactive and responsive to the security problems of a >> Manager, Crisis and Disaster Response, Australian contributed to landmark reports on nuclear arms control world in change. Our staff are at the cutting edge of crafting Maritime Safety Authority and served on the expert panel advising on Australia’s a new hybrid discipline of knowledge, at the intersection of >> Counter-terrorism Specialist, Australian Security 2016 Defence White Paper. domestic and international security – national security for the Intelligence Organisation challenges of the 21st century. At the NSC, we strive to understand and address the >> Manager, Cyber Influence, Telstra. “The National Security College is unique. As a joint initiative significant national security policy questions and challenges of the Australian Government and the Australian National that confront Australia, the Indo-Pacific region and the world. University, we are singularly placed at the nexus of We pride ourselves on approaching these issues in a way policymaking and the advancement of knowledge. that combines academic rigour with policymaking We have a track record of cultivating new generations of practicality. We’re especially interested in the security security thinkers and enhancing the credentials and challenges that multiple countries face in common in a opportunities of students wanting to work in the national connected world, where no nation – or field of academic expertise – is an island.” Information: asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/gradcourse

10 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 11 ECONOMICS

Our economic programs offer you a highly Is environmental and resource regarded qualification from one of the economics for me? world’s top universities, as well as entry You should study environmental and resource economics if you are looking for professional-level training in the into an internationally-renowned network economic analysis of natural resource management and of economic practitioners and researchers. environmental issues. This program attracts students from You will: around the world from finance, planning >> Be able to use a number of different economic analytical and trade ministries, the private sector, frameworks to provide critical and constructive input into important agricultural and natural resource policy issues. and non-government organisations. >> Gain skills of quantitative analysis and modelling. Programs available >> Understanding the economic approaches to resolving the challenges of resource overexploitation and misuse of the >> Master of International and Development Economics environment. >> Master of Environmental and Resource Economics Our graduates: Is international and development >> Energy Economist, Economic Research Institute for economics for me? ASEAN and East Asia >> Assistant Director, Ministry of Environment and This program is designed for economic policy professionals Natural Resources - Sri Lanka working in international trade, growth and finance, banking, >> Environmental Resource Economist, monetary policy and economic development, environmental Green Resources Consultancy economics, natural resource policy and development, quantitative methods and economic modelling or business >> Director of Operations, development, and economic policy in a market economy. Technology Development Network.

You will: >> Bring to your organisation an advanced understanding of microeconomic theory and applied microeconomics, key analytic frameworks, techniques and insights related to Professor Bruce Chapman your area of specialisation. >> Work effectively in multidisciplinary teams to analyse Bruce Chapman is Professor of Economics at the ANU The other aspect which fascinates me greatly is the use of major policy problems. Crawford School of Public Policy. He designed the Higher data. Much of my published work is applied econometric Our graduates: Education Contribution Scheme (HECS), was senior work, often in quite different areas. You can apply advisor to former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, econometric techniques to many, many different fields. I’ve >> Team Leader - Poverty & Millennium Development Goals, and has worked as a consultant to the World Bank and now done it in areas as diverse as fertility determinants, the United Nations Development Programme governments around the world. causes of marital breakdown, the determinants of >> Positions within the Reserve Bank of Australia, and educational success, unemployment issues, wages issues, central banks of many countries. Jesse Doyle income issues, sex differences in labour market outcomes, “My passion and engagement with economics has always and a whole host of different things. Some of them are well >> Staff on Directorate for Western European Affairs, been as an applied craft, not as a theoretical-only beyond economics: we’ve worked out the determinants of Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Indonesia Jesse Doyle completed several internships during his construction. Don Bradman’s cricketing prowess, for example. undergraduate degree, and then went on to a Master of >> Senior Economist, Department of Treasury - International and Development Economics. He is now a What I really like about Crawford School is the great weight I like to create scepticism about the use of evidence. I want Papua New Guinea. Consultant for the World Bank. that’s given to application, as well as rigorous theory, and the my students to believe the data is always really interesting.” best statistical evidence that you can accumulate to support “Thanks to the ANU Jamie Mackie Southeast Asia your propositions. We don’t want people to take away things Travel Grant, I travelled throughout the Philippines and from a textbook as if that’s the end of the story—it’s usually Indonesia, studying regional migration policy as part the beginning of the story. The political, institutional, of my degree. I met with academics and professionals historical, and sometimes geographic contexts are working for multilateral organisations, which was a great completely important. Information: experience. I was also given the opportunity to work with the Development Policy Centre. This gave me practical asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/ experience in my chosen field.” gradcourse

12 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 13 ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT

Our environment and development Is environmental management and programs will improve your ability to development for me? respond to the complex challenges This program is designed to advance your career as a decision-maker or manager working in environmental policy, of climate change and sustainable analysis, and management of all aspects of the relationship development, and leave you with well- between environment and development. developed networks relevant to your You will: academic and professional interests. >> Grow the capacity of your organisation by contributingto issues related to the social, economic and environmental Programs available wellbeing of projects. >> Understand the main disciplines and issues relevant to >> Master of Environmental Management environmental and natural resource management and and Development development. >> Master of Climate Change >> Think critically and independently, communicate Is climate change for me? effectively, and be able to apply, update and expand your organisation’s knowledge and skills to address This program is designed for professionals in government, environmental and natural resource management non-government organisations, multilateral bodies, and challenges. civil society organisations looking to advance their career in >> Develop networks relevant to your academic and climate change risk assessment, adaptation and mitigation professional interests. strategy development, and regional, national and international policy formulation. Our graduates: You will: >> Sustainable Forest Management and Protected Area Officer, World Wide Fund for Nature >> Contribute to debates around international climate >> Senior Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers change policy. >> Manager - Emerging Renewables, Department of >> Develop your knowledge of the economic and political Resources, Energy and Tourism economy principles which can be used to assess the >> Environment Specialist, Asian Development Bank. main global climate change responses. Professor Frank Jotzo >> Possess an improved ability to compare and critique competing proposals. Professor Frank Jotzo is Director of the Centre for In environmental management and development, we offer Climate Economics and Policy at ANU Crawford School. a fascinating mix of staff expertise and research interests, >> Be able to broadly explain the development and nature of ranging from issues around mining, to agriculture, forests international environmental policy (IEP), including the He has been an advisor to Australia’s Garnaut Climate and community-based resource management, to operation of regimes; and explain and critically evaluate Change Review and to Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance, environmental issues including disaster management, all the strengths and limitations of international governance works with researchers in China, and is a lead author of the way to the broader goals of sustainable development responses to environmental issues. the Fifth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental and how they translate into policy at the global level.. Panel on Climate Change. He is a frequent contributor Our graduates: to public and policy debate on climate change, What our students take home are the close interactions >> Weather Specialist II, Philippine Atmospheric, Emily Korb energy and economic reform both in Australia and with us academics, and the connections to other students Geophysical and Astronomical Service internationally. who are working in related positions in other countries. We see right from the beginning of the courses that networks >> Policy Analyst - Climate Change & Sustainability, Emily Korb studied a Master of Environmental Management form among people from different parts of the world, and Pitt & Sherry and Development. She is currently a Research Assistant for “Crawford School has the greatest concentration of our Australian students. These are people who all share a a private environmental consultancy, and is about to start >> Assistant District Manager, Forest Services researchers and academics working on current issues of professional dedication to environmental management and an internship with the International Rice Research Institute Division of the Forestry Commission climate change policy in Australia, so students get a resource management, so by learning together, these in Manila. unique window into what goes on in the research and networks are created. It’s what I look forward to most in - >> Environmental Officer, National Environment Commission. analysis of current climate change policy issues. Plus we learning about the perspectives that our students bring to “Having a background in geography and law, learning about connect students to the many events we organise around the issues.” supply and demand curves was a revelation to me. One of climate change and energy policy, as well as resources and the highlights of my studies was a great course that involved environment. We really have a unique situation being in a small group of students creating alternative, plausible Australia’s capital, and being very well linked into the policy scenarios for Australia’s future. It was an illuminating processes, and doing relevant policy analysis ourselves. Information: exercise and we hope to publish a journal article based asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/ on our work. Our scenarios may also form the basis of an gradcourse ABC documentary.”

14 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 15 DIPLOMACY

Our diplomatic studies program attracts students and professionals from around the world. The Asia Pacific College of Diplomacy (APCD) is the only institute in the southern hemisphere dedicated to research and education on transnational diplomacy, and the home to some of the Timothea Horn best known authorities in the field. As a student, you will access a global network Timothea Horn worked in strategic marketing in financial of high-profile practitioners, visiting services in both Sydney and Paris before coming to the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy (APCD) for her Master scholars and policymakers. of Diplomatic Studies, and now a PhD.

Programs available “I chose ANU instead of the many options in Europe so I could study with Professor William Maley and the >> Master of Diplomacy teaching staff at the APCD. The absolute commitment >> Master of Diplomacy (Advanced) by the APCD to building a rich learning environment where students and staff learn from each other was brilliant. The class dynamic was hands-on and fascinating. Many of the international students are active Is diplomacy for me? diplomats themselves.” You should study diplomacy if you are interested in the way the international system works and want to be a part of it— and if you are curious, energetic and persuasive. You will: Dr Pauline Kerr >> Develop skills that help position your organisation in an international context. Dr Pauline Kerr, Emeritus Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Writing in the US Foreign Service Journal, lecturer Robert >> Gain professional diplomatic skills—such as negotiation, College of Diplomacy (APCD), has been closely Dry said that the book was his “hands-down favourite” and conflict resolution, persuasion, influence and advocacy— connected to ANU for nearly 30 years. “one of the texts I require my students to read”. enabling you to best represent your country or organisation at an international level. Pauline continues to work on forthcoming diplomacy reference books and is currently co-editing The SAGE >> Form valuable regional and global networks and be able After completing her undergraduate and doctoral studies at Handbook of Diplomacy and is a contributing editor to the to apply skills such as negotiation, conflict resolution, the University, she went on to work in the Department of three-volume Encyclopaedia of Diplomacy. research and analysis. International Relations in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, now the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. Pauline’s goal is that “students not only come away with a Our graduates: Pauline’s main research interests are diplomatic studies and prestigious degree but are inspired to make a difference”. practices, international relations and security studies. She >> Senior Advisor - Strategic Engagement, Rio Tinto “I want our graduates to be buoyed by the thrill of thinking, teaches two courses in APCD’s Master of Diplomacy degree: confident with personal and professional skills that empower >> Policy Officer, Australian Department of ‘Contemporary Challenges in Diplomacy’ and ‘Diplomacy in them to make the world a better place in ways that they think Foreign Affairs and Trade a Globalising World’. >> UN Legal Officer - Kosovo matter, and to do this while earning an income that satisfies The latter is the first online ANU course on diplomacy and is their needs.” >> Bhutan Permanent Mission to the UN - New York. based on her 2013 book, co-edited with Geoffrey Wiseman, Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices. The book is the key text for the ANU graduate studies diplomacy program and essential reading at a number of universities and teaching institutions across the world.

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16 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 17 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Our international relations program is unique in Australia for its focus on Asia and the Pacific, a region key to understanding our increasingly global world. Our academic staff are leaders in their fields and regular contributors to policy-making in Australia and across the region. You will graduate with a highly respected degree in this field. Alana Moore

Programs available The ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs was >> Master of International Relations Alana Moore’s first choice for a Masters of International >> Master of International Relations (Advanced) Relations. After all, it is not only named after one of Australia and the world’s leading strategic studies Is international relations for me? thinkers Coral Bell, but has been home to past and current luminaries like Hedley Bull, Desmond Ball and The international relations program is designed for Hugh White. professionals looking to advance their career in government, Alana is undertaking PhD in international relations, journalism, policy development, private business, teaching, examining the role of faith in shaping humanitarian action. tourism, trade and many other international fields. “I chose to study international relations at ANU because You will: of the outstanding reputation of the University. I knew that >> Build critical analysis of contemporary events in if I have a qualification from here, not only would there be international relations, in terms of major theoretical good solid teaching and good academics, but you also perspectives and empirical evidence. have the sound reputation of ANU behind you when you go out and want to use those qualifications.” >> Develop the international perspective of your organisation’s work. Dr Mathew Davies >> Understand the major drivers of change in Asia Pacific international relations.

Our graduates: Dr Mathew Davies is Research Fellow, and Head of the Here at ANU, one thing we offer our students is a particular >> Specialist of International Cooperation, Corruption Department of International Relations, specialising in interest in the relationship between issues of the Asia Eradication Commission - Indonesia human rights and order building in Southeast Asia. He Pacific region and global concerns. The Department of >> Project Assistant, The European Commission for created and led a training program for African diplomats International Relations, being located in the ANU College of Humanitarian Aid - ECHO as well as for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Asia and the Pacific, is especially caught on that creative >> Journalist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Trade. In 2011, he was awarded the ANU College of Asia tension between thinking about regional issues and thinking >> Humanitarian Affairs Analyst, US State Department. and the Pacific Award for Teaching Excellence. about global issues. Rather than just applying Western approaches to thinking about Asia, we re-frame the conversation to ask, what does the Asia Pacific perspective “I’m less interested in the conclusions that students reach, tell us about these global issues? and more in the processes of thought by which they reach This was the first department of international relations in the those conclusions. That’s what graduate teaching helps you country. I’m certainly proud to be part of that intellectual with; what are the steps of your reasoning and how do you history and that motivates how I approach my work. It’s make that as streamlined, as elegant, and as compelling as true that at ANU, being located where we are, we feel an possible? obligation to public discourse in Australia, and to the region, particularly keenly, and I think that animates me and my colleagues as well in how we approach our teaching.”

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18 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 19 STRATEGIC STUDIES

Our Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) is the oldest centre of its kind and houses Australia’s largest body of scholars dedicated to the analysis of the use of armed force in its political context. It combines the theoretical and practical expertise of leading academics and policymakers to deliver Australia’s foremost strategic studies program. Pablo Andrade

Programs available Pablo Andrade tutored in international relations at Griffith >> Master of Strategic Studies University before he moved to Canberra for an internship >> Master of Strategic Studies (Advanced) with the Australian Institute of International Affairs. He is now studying a Master of Strategic Studies, and working Is strategic studies for me? as a journalist. “I like that the lecturers at the Strategic and Defence You should study strategic studies if you are looking to launch Studies Centre all have different backgrounds and they or advance your career in defence policy, foreign affairs, approach strategic studies from different perspectives. security, intelligence, academia and journalism. You’ll develop One of my lecturers has a military background. The way skills relevant to organisations such as the UN, think tanks he approaches the field is completely different to anything and foreign ministries. I’ve ever been exposed to before. It’s totally fascinating. You will: I definitely recommend the degree to other people interested in international affairs.” >> Understand the major developments in Asian and global strategic affairs and in Australian strategic thinking. >> Engage with leading academics and shapers of strategic policy, uniquely positioned to strike the right balance between theory and practice. Professor Hugh White >> Investigate and engage with Asia’s strategic transformation, global security issues, strategic policy options for Australia and the region, and the allocation of Hugh White is Professor of Strategic Studies at the ANU It’s quite a small course, so everyone gets to know one defence and intelligence resources in responding to these Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, and Australia’s another very well, and there are plenty of opportunities for issues. pre-eminent authority on strategy and defence. them to debate outside of the lecture theatre. My former students are now scattered among the junior and not-so- Our graduates: He has served as an intelligence analyst with the Office junior ranks of the public service and you can see them of National Assessments, as a journalist with The >> Assistant Director International Policy, Department of Defence forming a formidable network of their own as their careers Sydney Morning Herald, as a senior adviser to former >> Private security or defence companies, such as Lockheed progress. It’s great to see, since that’s how business gets defence minister Kim Beazley and former Prime Minister Martin, BAE or Boeing done. >> Policy Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bob Hawke, and as a senior official in the Department of Defence, where from 1995 to 2000 he was Deputy I still think of myself as very much part of the Australian >> Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence. strategic policy community even though I’m not actually doing policy in government. But there’s nothing like teaching to make you understand the subject you thought you already “I use a lot of examples, especially from my own experience understand. It’s the corniest thing to say, but it’s absolutely working in government, and that allows you to give the true.” students more of a feel of the actual ‘smell’ of the business, and make it a bit more real. And it is real. The course I teach engages very directly with the actual choices Australia faces in strategic and defence policy today. You never wonder if anyone is interested in this—it’s­ very vivid stuff. Information: asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/gradcourse

20 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 21 ANTHROPOLOGY & DEVELOPMENT

Our anthropology and development Is anthropology and development program equips development practitioners for me? with the practical skills to make a This program is designed for people working—or wanting to work—in development, policy, and program management in difference, and also the theory to reflect government, non-government organisations or as on that impact. The program draws on independent consultants. relevant, contemporary case studies, and You will: is designed and taught by world-class >> Appreciate the factors that stifle effective change and/or academics and development workers who contribute to the unintended consequences of intervention. are active in the field. >> Be equipped to better handle the social, political, ethical and cultural issues present in factors impeding Specialisations are available in: development policies. >> Conflict and development >> Possess an essential balance between knowledge and >> Gender and development practical implementation of sustainable development >> Humanitarian action solutions. >> Indigenous policy Our graduates: >> Society and environment. >> Sports for Development Consultant, Australian Sports Commission Programs available >> Senior Policy Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs >> Master of Applied Anthropology and and Trade Participatory Development >> Senior Advisor - International, CSIRO >> Master of Applied Anthropology and >> Program Development and Monitoring Manager, Participatory Development (Advanced) Association of Upper Egypt for Education & Development.

Dr Sango Mahanty

Dr Sango Mahanty is a human geographer, researching They go through the new experience of taking on a role as the Mekong region for the past 10 years. She has won a villager or a mining company representative and, by the several prestigious awards including, the College end, they understand the complexities of the negotiation Teaching Innovation Award in 2012 and the Vice- process. The most interesting comment I had was from a Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contribution student who worked as a geologist for a mining company, to Student Learning in 2013. She is an ARC Future and played the role of a villager in the role play. Reflecting Fellow, studying social networks and markets along the on the game after seven or eight weeks, he said, ‘Now I Cambodia-Vietnam border. understand why villagers don’t trust us (referring to mining companies)’. I love this program because it has such a diverse range of “In the Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory staff involved and it’s a cross-college collaboration, Development (MAAPD) program, we try to make the allowing us to bring in a really interesting pool of lecturers. teaching meaningful for the students, often using scenario- All of the staff are doing amazing research and that feeds based or case-based learning. For example, in our straight back in to the teaching.” ‘Negotiating Indigenous Environments’ course, we run a role-play which many of our students have found really transformative. It’s a scenario that reflects realistic situations they might encounter in many developing countries, although it is set in PNG. Photo by Jean-Marie Hullot

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22 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 23 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Our world-class archaeological science Is archaeological science for me? program offers you access to over 40 The program attracts professionals from backgrounds including cultural and environmental resource management, top-ranked archaeologists who will actively heritage management, forensic science, materials science and involve you in their fieldwork across ecotourism, and can be uniquely tailored to your career path Australia and the Asia Pacific region. or research interests. You will hone your archaeological skills in You will: the field alongside these experts, offering >> Gain the skills to apply cutting-edge research approaches to contemporary issues. the experience you need to boost your >> Possess heightened capacity to engage with researchers, career or advance your studies. You will practitioners and stakeholders in areas of archaeological, benefit from our strong links with industry heritage and conservation management. >> Access a wide network of national and international partners, our professional internship expertise across a range of research disciplines. program and hands-on master classes Our graduates: with visiting fellows. >> Heritage Consultant, Terra Rosa Cultural Resource Management Programs available >> Archaeologist, Ecology and Heritage Partners >> Master of Archaeological Science >> Archaeology scholar, University of Cambridge >> Master of Archaeological Science (Advanced) >> Archaeology PhD scholar, University of Sydney.

Professor Simon Haberle

Professor Simon Haberle is the Director of the School of “It’s exciting for our students to have the chance to get out of Culture, History & Language. He is a palaeoecologist, the lecture theatre and get their hands dirty during fieldwork. currently researching the impact of climate variability They can bring back their own samples from the field and into and human activity on ecosystems of the Pacific and the lab, which means they’re much more engaged with the Indian Oceans. work. The assessment involves presenting the data in publication style or oral conference style so students are Professor Haberle has held positions with the exposed to the whole series of tasks you need to be an Australasian Quaternary Association, and was Research archaeologist. Fellow at Cambridge University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. He is currently One student we comes from an English literature background, developing e-research tools in palaeoecology such as so both the discipline of science and fieldwork experience are the Australasian Pollen and Spore Atlas and the Palaeo new to her. She came with me on a field trip to Palau, where Works website. I’m researching when people first arrived and what impact they had on the environment. She took core samples and she’s working on them now as part of a 12-unit section of her program. We constructed a small project around the samples and now she’s analysing them and writing it up. Hopefully she’ll get an academic publication out of that—within 12 months of starting the program.”

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24 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 25 LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS & TRANSLATION

We have the largest concentration of linguists in the southern hemisphere, and offer the highest number of Asia Pacific language programs outside of Asia.

Programs available >> Master of General and Applied Linguistics >> Master of General and Applied Linguistics (Advanced)

Are languages for me? Laura Davern You should study a language if you want language fluency and improved communication skills to prepare you for the increasingly international workforce and classrooms of the Laura Davern is currently studying a Master of Advanced ‘Asian century’. Translation in Chinese literature and working as a Policy Officer at the Attorney-General’s Department. You will: “By learning how to translate literature, I’ve developed >> Be proficient and confident in the use of your chosen skills that are applicable to policy development, such as language in the workplace. being able to identify issues in context and finding a way >> Possess intercultural communication skills. to communicate them effectively.” Is linguistics for me? You should study linguistics if you are interested in language and human linguistic capabilities. Our linguistics program can lead to a PhD, or advance your career in education, translation and interpreting, language teaching, speech pathology, audiology, editing, language policy, cross-cultural communication or language documentation. Languages we offer Professor Nicholas Evans Our language offerings for postgraduate specialisation include Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Nicholas Evans is Distinguished Professor of Linguistics “If you work on other languages, you’re always as much a Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Literary Chinese, Mongolian, and the Head of the Department of Linguistics. He is pupil as a teacher. For example, six years ago I went out to Sanskrit, Tetum, Thai and Vietnamese. a passionate advocate for the preservation of dying work on a Papuan language, and there was no information languages, and has worked as a linguist, interpreter out there about it, and it’s only spoken in one village. In You will: and anthropologist in northern Australia and in Papua those circumstances, you go back to being an 18-month- >> Develop advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, New Guinea. old child, that’s your level of knowledge. highly transferable to a range of careers. Professor Evans is setting up two large projects In our ‘Field Methods’ course, we sit down with a speaker >> Have a deep understanding of human communication, concerned with linguistic diversity and variation; of a language that none of us know and try to figure out as much about it as we can over the course of a semester. It’s through the study of semantics, syntax, phonology, a Laureate Project on ‘The Wellsprings of Linguistic really exciting. We work our way into the language; working historical linguistics, discourse analysis and Diversity’, and newly-established ARC Centre of out what the sound system is, trying to devise a writing sociolinguistics. Excellence for the Dynamics of Language at ANU. system that works for it, writing a grammar, and starting to Our graduates: make a dictionary. It’s a great code-cracking exercise, and a very popular course—everyone wants to teach it. >> Research Fellow, The Australian National University >> Foreign Language Teacher, Department of Education Part of my teaching philosophy is a revolving-door view of the teacher-student relationship. We’ve all got something >> Publishing Officer, Bureau of Meteorology we know more about than someone else, and we’ve all got a lot we know less about than someone else. What we have to learn is how to ask each other the right questions.”

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26 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 27 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH

We have a rich history of leading Economics National Security Policy Public policy innovative research, and boast an Deal with the key global trends and environmental and Our program aims to develop internationally recognised Develop your expertise in political science, public resource economic pressures of our time, with a focus on security specialists with outstanding research skills. Choose administration, economics, geography, anthropology or international reputation for the quality economic development in China, India, Japan, Indonesia, from 19 multidisciplinary fields ranging across the security area studies, and become a leading practitioner who has of our scholarship. Our research Thailand and other Asia Pacific economies. of regions and states, cyberspace, terrorism, potential real impact in today’s complex world of policy challenges. futures and the challenges faced by policymakers. disciplines are consistently ranked Environment Regulation Pacific studies amongst the highest in Australia, and Investigate a wide range of environmental and resource Undertake regulatory research by promoting the interests management issues that affect the Asia and the Pacific Pacific studies is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the of social justice, fairness, human rights or economically even the world. region, including climate change adaptation and mitigation, islands of Oceania and the Pacific diaspora. Our scholars sustainable development, grounded in a number of fields By undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of natural hazards and disasters, the social and environmental explore important historical and contemporary issues, and including anthropology, criminology, environmental studies, Philosophy (MPhil) at the College, you will be joining our impacts of development, and social and political conflict critically examine the ways in which the region has been gender studies, human rights, law, psychology, public community of distinguished experts. Your PhD or MPhil over scarce resources. framed, constructed and represented. administration, sociology and socio-legal studies. program will provide you with the training to become an independent researcher, professional academic, or a leader Gender, cultural and media studies Political science Strategic studies in the workforce. Focus on both historical and current issues through Engage in cutting-edge research on Asia and Pacific Develop research that provides insight, imagination and transdisciplinary study. Your study will connect insights on politics with world-leading experts and understand the judgement on understanding the history of conflict, the Our fields of research the transformations of gender and sexuality in Asia and the region’s political diversity—from durable one-party regimes complexity of the global strategic environment, Australia’s Pacific from a range of disciplines including anthropology, like China, to the sprawling democracies of India and place in it, and the utility and application of armed force in Anthropology history, language, literature and media studies. Indonesia, or the tiny microstates of the Pacific. international affairs. Access world-class experts who will inspire your research History in social and cultural anthropology. Our diverse faculty maintains a program focus on theoretically informed, Examine deep processes of change in Asian and Pacific ethnographic fieldwork in the Asia Pacific region. societies, covering ancient civilisations, the turbulent encounter of these societies with the West and the Archaeology and natural history promises and threats of the recent past. Engage with the cultural complexity and environmental International relations diversity of the Asia and the Pacific region with archaeology and natural history. Your research will Explore nuclear disarmament, the role of global institutions develop your understanding of the origins and trajectories or world peace. We offer you a keen insight into the realm of of cultural and environmental change through time. global politics with a unique focus on the Asia Pacific region.

Asian studies Law and society Examine the rich and complex history of Asia, and its Draw on pragmatic and policy-oriented solutions to growing global importance, through a broad range of complex issues. Our research program investigates a wide disciplines and geographical expertise spanning, giving variety of topics related to justice, security, and more. you the most comprehensive range of research options Linguistics on Asia in Australia, and arguably, the world. With one of the largest concentrations of linguists anywhere in the world, and over 50 years of experience documenting little known languages, we have the capacity to support your research on any of the more than 2,000 languages of the Asia and Pacific region.

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28 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postraduate Guide 29 APPLYING FOR A PHD OR MPHIL

We are the world’s leading centre for Tuition fees research and teaching on Asia and Domestic the Pacific, housing over 200 specialists There are no tuition fees for Australian or New Zealand on the region—and your supervisor is citizens enrolling in a PhD or MPhil program for the first time. Research training costs are met by the Australian among them. Government. A limited number of scholarships are available. Information can be found in the scholarships section of this Application process guide or online: asiapacific.anu.edu.au/students/scholarships 1. Find a supervisor International International students are required to pay tuition fees. You will need to identify a potential supervisor, as your Information can be found online: students.anu.edu.au/fees/. application will only be successful if there is an academic in the College who is willing to supervise your research project. A very small number of scholarships are available, for outstanding international applicants. Consider the scholarship You can search for people via the ANU Researchers options carefully as not all cover tuition fees and living Database: researchers.anu.edu.au. You can search by name, expenses. We strongly encourage you to investigate other discipline, country or other keyword. funding options before submitting your application. Once you have identified a potential supervisor, make contact Information can be found online: with them. Include a two- to three-page outline of your students.anu.edu.au/scholarships/gr/off/int/ proposed research, along with your curriculum vitae and details of your academic performance. The academic staff member will let you know if they are interested in discussing your proposal further and developing it into a full application. Pathways to a PhD You will likely have several discussions with a potential supervisor before a final application is submitted. If you are interested in a PhD but your previous studies do not include a research component, you can consider an advanced master’s program. 2. Apply These are extended master’s programs Applications should be made online. You can find instructions combining coursework and research to give for completing the application form and frequently asked questions at: applyonline.anu.edu.au you a rich understanding of your area of interest. Belinda Thompson Upon completion you will have the skills You can submit an application any time during the year, however if you want to be considered for a scholarship required to continue your research career and Belinda Thompson has worked as a journalist for News Corp This is an area that hasn’t been well-researched, so I’m consider the following closing dates: the academic qualifications needed to apply Australia and in communications roles for non-government starting at the beginning. I’d like my PhD to result in more Scholarships close 31 August (international students), or 31 for a PhD. organisations in Thailand and Bangladesh. She was networking between these clinics and hospitals. Many of October (domestic students). Scholarship recipients must inspired to start a PhD on the ‘silent saviours’ of healthcare them are very separate and I don’t think they realise how commence by 31 March of the following year. Information on our advanced master’s in developing countries after working for an organisation much they have in common. I’m also hopeful that in doing programs is in the ‘graduate coursework’ dedicated to setting up a hospital in Timor-Leste. some formal research and pulling together the data, some There is a requirement for a mandatory 12 units of HDR of the big funding agencies might look at their requests for coursework for PhD students commencing programs from section of this guide. money and start to have a greater understanding of the 2016. To be considered you must have commenced your “In my PhD, I’m looking at not-for-profit and non-government real impact they’re making. program prior to when your coursework commences. hospitals and large clinics in developing countries. They sit At ANU, we have the additional support of an Academic outside the public health system so they go under the radar, Research Skills Advisor, who is always there to encourage and even though they fill these really important gaps in us and provide academic (and personal) guidance. There healthcare, people don’t know about them or understand are also social activities to bring the PhD students together. what it is they do. Yet they are literally saving lives. I’ve felt incredibly fortunate to have such a tight-knit group An example is the Mae Tao clinic on the Thai-Burma border, of people to share this journey with, particularly on the established by Dr Cynthia Maung after she fled Burma during days when you hit a roadblock with the research. It’s an the student uprisings in the eighties. That clinic now sees enormous help.” 150,000 people a year. Another example that people often know is the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, which was established by two Australians, Catherine and Reg Hamlin.

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30 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 31 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK & RESEARCH

ANU is committed to enabling Hedley Bull Scholarship Ethel Tory Language Scholarships The Graduate Studies in International Affairs program offers up for Asian languages all students, regardless of their to four Hedley Bull Scholarships each year for full-time study background, to realise their potential. in the Master of International Relations (Advanced), commenc- The Ethel Tory Language Scholarship provides funds to assist ing first semester. To be eligible for this scholarship, appli- students undertaking full-time study outside Australia, in the There are a number of scholarships cants must meet the admission requirements of the Master following categories: language courses conducted off shore of International Relations (Advanced). (MIR Adv).To be eligible by ANU and approved for credit towards an ANU degree; available to assist you with your for entry to the MIR (Adv), applicants must hold a Bachelor language courses offered by an approved international postgraduate research or coursework degree or international equivalent with a 70% average. All ap- higher education provider and approved for credit towards plicants must meet the University’s English Language Admis- an ANU degree; a program of study, offered by an approved studies. sion Requirements. international higher education provider, delivered in a foreign language and approved for credit towards an ANU degree. Garrurru Postgraduate Indigenous Ruth Dobson Scholarship Available to one international student who is applying for Dr Claire Clarke Scholarship Scholarship admission to the Master of Diplomacy program offered by the The objective of the award is to support post-graduate Future and current Indigenous postgraduate students from APCD. This scholarship provides a tuition fee sponsorship students pursuing programs in international relations and/ the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific are invited to apply for 24 units of compulsory or core diplomacy courses in the or public policy. This scholarship will be awarded to students for the Garrurru Postgraduate Indigenous Scholarship. This Master of Diplomacy program who have already demonstrated outstanding academic scholarship aims to attract Indigenous students to ANU by TB Millar Scholarship ability as an indication of their future potential impact. It has providing ongoing financial and pastoral support that enables been established to honour Dr Claire Clark in recognition of Hannah Dawson them to successfully complete their studies. Outstanding domestic and international applicants are eligible her interest in international relations and public policy and The Garrurru Scholarship prompted Hannah to look to apply for the TB Millar Scholarship. This scholarship encourages the next generation of change-makers. to her past for inspiration while studying a Master of The scholarship has been respectfully named after the artwork is named in honour of the first Head of the Strategic and Public Policy at ANU. Garrurru, which was donated to the ANU College of Asia Defence Studies Centre and covers the tuition fee for the two and the Pacific by the renowned Indigenous artist, the late core courses (or their equivalents) for a total of 24 units of Gulumbu Yunupingu. The Garrurru scholarships aim to sustain coursework.The TB Millar scholarship is only available to new the continuation of the exchange by supporting Indigenous “I’ve always had a passion for public policy. As a little applicants to SDSC Masters programs who intend to study Australians to study through the world leading ANU College of kid, my parents were flabbergasted when instead of full time. Asia and the Pacific. watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I wanted to watch the news. When I found out that Question Time Robert O’Neill Scholarship was on at the same time as Sesame Street, I chose National Security College Scholarships Question Time. This scholarship supports the undertaking of a three-month The competitive ANU National Security Policy Scholarships internship at the International Institute for Strategic Studies The Garrurru Scholarship means I can take leave from encourage prospective graduate students in the pursuit of (IISS) Asia Office in Singapore. It takes the form of a $5,000 my job to study public policy full time, and completely high achievement. Awarded on the basis of academic merit, stipend, tuition fees for the ‘Strategic Studies internship’, and immerse myself in the opportunities available at the they offer a partial fee grant to students who have received economy class Canberra-Singapore return airfares. College. It allowed me to flourish as a student. an offer of admission to the Master or Advanced Master of National Security Policy for the first time. In order to take up the internship, applicants must have There’s the practical support the scholarship offers, but completed 48 units of coursework and be enrolled in the it’s also very meaningful for me legacy-wise. When I The ANU NSC Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Master Strategic Studies program. found out that I won the scholarship, I looked up what Islander Students offers a partial fee grant to a new applicant my great-grandfather Jimmy Barker said in his memoir from an Indigenous community who has received an offer to about growing up Aboriginal in the early 20th century. join either program. For more information visit nsc.anu.edu.au/ Ruth Daroesman Postgraduate On his first day of school, in 1912, he was told scholarships-and-sponsorship.php Study Grant Australian blacks were recognised as the lowest type of humanity living today. His teacher said it was a The Ruth Daroesman Endowment was established in 2013 in complete waste of time trying to teach Aboriginal memory of Ruth Daroesman by Ruth’s family and friends. The Australians. aim of the grant is to assist students of ANU who are engaged in postgraduate study of Asia and the Pacific, with special I feel so privileged to have this opportunity, considering emphasis on Indonesia. This grant may be used for research what my ancestors went through. I haven’t walked off a or educational expenses (including travel) directly related to mission, I haven’t come from a disadvantaged family, the student’s academic interests or future career aspirations. but what this scholarship recognises is there has been disadvantage in the past. I do feel a responsibility to my ancestors, like I’m being guided, and I’m so fortunate to be able to take on the education I have. The scholarship demonstrates how far we’ve come. But we’ve also got a lot of work to do, so I hope it provides me the opportunity to give more back as well.” Information: anu.edu.au/students/scholarships-support

32 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 33 OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY

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34 ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 2018 Postgraduate Guide 35 LEARNINGS FROM AN INDIAN SLUM

Annie’s passion for storytelling, children’s perspectives and Indian culture inspired her PhD topic Under Development: Stories of Children and NGOs in Delhi, India.

Influenced by fieldwork across four different slum communities “It’s a very non-hierarchical relationship. We sit down in Delhi – her PhD focuses on the way children engage in and have a chat, it’s very collegial. Although he’s more development programs through performance, stories and experienced than me – it’s very much about idea sharing. Dr drawings. Assa Doran has always been very generous with me – inviting me to speak at conferences and events and pushing me to Through this research, Annie aims to shatter the stereotypes extend myself. We’ve formed a really nice friendship over the of how development organisations often depict children. years” said Annie. “The images we typically see of children in development Last year Annie won the Sir Raymond Firth Thesis Prize in on television are either poor and malnourished or smiling Anthropology, a prize awarded to PhD candidates with the and playing soccer. I wanted to demonstrate how children most promising thesis topics. themselves, through their participation in development programs create spaces between victimhood and She has some advice for anyone thinking about starting a empowerment that reflect the complexity of their lives and PhD. “If you’re wondering if you can do it? You can! If you their hopes for their futures.” said Annie. can think critically - that’s a great skill to bring to a PhD. When I think back to when I started and to where I am now – Annie said spending time in Indian slums was crucial to her I’ve learnt so much – through lived experience in the field and research development and played a pivotal role in her own through all the books and journal articles I’ve read. I’ve learnt personal growth. that the doubt I felt about whether I could do it or not at the “Despite what people think about slums, over the 12 months I start, was actually a sign of a vital skill necessary for a PhD: spent doing field research, I got to see rich and dynamic lives. the ability to think critically and examine your own position. A I got to observe the way people adapt with minimal resources. PhD has taught me to cultivate this skill and extend it beyond I saw first-hand how children in developing countries have myself into my work where it becomes a productive and hopes and dreams and goals of their own – just like any child powerful intellectual tool” said Annie. in Australia. I learnt a lot from the communities I spent time Annie hopes her thesis can be used to inform a more with and was challenged by them in really positive ways” says collaborative approach to studies of childhood in the global Annie. south, as well as the practice of development organisations Another highlight of her PhD experience was developing a working with marginalised children. positive dynamic with her supervisor.

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